Governance of the AA1000 Standards
Dear Colleagues, First and foremost we want to thank you for your ongoing interest and support of the AA1000 Standards. The purpose of this note is to bring you up to date on several recent governance...
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Dear Stakeholders of the AA1000 Series, Throughout the past year an Interim Standards Board (ISB) was appointed to guide and govern the AA1000 Standards. Their work has been undertaken in partnership...
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AccountAbility Advisory Council Member Mr. Robert H. Herz has been selected for induction into the Accounting Hall of Fame. The induction will take place in Washington, D.C., in August at the annual...
View ArticleAccountAbility Announces the Nominating Committee for Selection of the AA1000...
Over the past year, AccountAbility has been paving the way for the formation of the AA1000 Standards Board to further enhance the independent stewardship of the AA1000 Standards on behalf of the global...
View ArticleOpen Call for Nominations: AA1000 Standards Board
The Nomination Committee has issued an open invitation to all interested stakeholders to serve on the Standards Board for ...
View ArticleDr. Carol Adams Named Global Director of Standards for AA1000 Standards Series
AccountAbility is pleased to announce that Dr. Carol Adams, an expert in sustainability reporting and change management, will assume the role as Director of the Secretariat for the AA1000 Standards...
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View ArticleNew AA1000 Standards Board Announced
London, UK – The AA1000 Standards Board Nominating Committee is pleased to announce the new members of the AA1000 Standards Board. Since 1999, the AA1000 series of Standards are widely used tools for...
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View ArticleAccountAbility CEO Sunny Misser, the CEO Trust, Tourneau, and...
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View ArticleAccountAbility’s Dr. Thomas Scheiwiller Featured in the Latest Edition of...
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View ArticleAccountAbility Releases Preliminary Findings of Groundbreaking Sustainability...
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View ArticleAccountAbility Advisory Council Member Abdallah S. Jum’ah Appointed Chairman...
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, March 13, 2013– AccountAbility Advisory Council member Abdallah S. Jum’ah has been appointed Chariman of the Board of Saudi Investment Bank (SAIB).
View ArticleThe International Integrated Reporting Committee (IIRC) Publishes the...
The International Integrated Reporting Committee (IIRC) has published the Consultation Draft of the International <IR> Framework and is inviting interested stakeholders to help shape the future.
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View ArticleAccountAbility Strategies completes the transfer of the AA1000 Standards...
The Directors of Accountability AA1000 CIC are pleased to announce that the transfer of the AA1000 Standards assets and intellectual property from AccountAbility to the newly established AA1000 CIC has...
View ArticleGRI Launches new G4 Reporting Guidelines
Business leaders call on companies and organizations around the world to embrace the next generation of the Global Reporting Initiative's Sustainability Reporting Guidelines - G4.
View ArticleGRI Publishes Report on External Assurance & Sustainability Reporting
The Global Reporting Initiative has published a report on the External Assurance of Sustainability Reporting. The publication aims to help sustainability reporters and report readers understand the...
View ArticleAccountAbility-UN Global Compact Study Demonstrates Value of Voluntary...
Today, AccountAbility released the findings of a research initiative conducted in partnership with the UN Global Compact. The report provides an actionable framework for helping companies get the most...
View ArticleAccountAbility Advisory Council member Bob Herz launches latest book
Bob Herz has recently released his latest book, Accounting Changes: Chronicles of Convergence, Crisis, and Complexity in Financial Reporting.
View ArticleAccountAbility & UNGC Webinar: Growing into Your Sustainability Commitments:...
This coming Wednesday, July 17th, and Wednesday July 24th, AccountAbility and the UN Global Compact will co-host two webinars that draw upon findings from the recent report by the UN Global Compact and...
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AccountAbility has released a comprehensive report examining the growing importance of non-financial factors on corporate performance, disclosure, and valuation. Redefining Materiality II was developed...
View ArticleAccountAbility Receives IoD's 2013 Golden Peacock Global Award for...
London, UK, October 11, 2013 - AccountAbility has been awarded the prestigious international Golden Peacock Award for Sustainability in 2013, by the Institute of Directors (IoD), India.
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View ArticleAccountAbility Honored by Game Changers 500
New York - AccountAbility was recently honored by Game Changers 500 for using business as a force for good. Game Changers 500 placed AccountAbility on its dynamic list that profiles the world’s top...
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View ArticleAccountAbility Advisory Council Member Robert Herz Appointed to SASB's Board...
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View ArticleKing Khalid Awards Gala to Be Held in Riyadh on December 30th, 2014
King Khalid Foundation is a leader and role model in philanthropic and development work in Saudi Arabia and aims to positively impact peoples' lives by providing innovative solutions to critical...
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CSR Europe invited David Pritchett, AccountAbility’s Head of Research to moderate a workshop on “Sustainability Materiality” with its member companies as part of its Valuing and Improving...
View ArticleFinal Public comment period open: AA1000 Stakeholder Engagement Standard
The Final Revision Working Group of the AA1000SES invites feedback from all interested stakeholders on the latest version of the standard prior to finalisation. The Final Exposure Draft was published...
View ArticleOpen Call for Nominations: AA1000AS Working Group
The Nominations Committee has issued an open invitation to all interested stakeholders to serve on the Working Group for the new version of the AA1000AS, to be released in 2015. The Working Group will...
View ArticleExtending Open Call for Nominations: AA1000AS Working Group
LONDON, 29th July, 2015 The Nominations Committee has extended the open invitation period to serve on the Working Group for the new version of the AA1000AS till 12th August 2015. While appreciative of...
View ArticleAccountAbility Advisory Board Member Abdallah S. Jum'ah appointed to Saudi...
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View ArticleNew AA1000AS Working Group Announced
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View ArticleAccountAbility Releases Global Standard in Stakeholder Engagement
AccountAbility has released the final version of the AA1000 Stakeholder Engagement Standard (AA1000SES) 2015. Part of the AA1000 Series of Standards, the AA1000SES (2015) provides practical guidance...
View ArticleKing Khalid Awards Gala Held in Riyadh on December 8th, 2015
King Khalid Foundation is a leader and role model in philanthropic and development work in Saudi Arabia and aims to positively impact peoples' lives by providing innovative solutions to critical...
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UK Power Networks hosted AccountAbility’s UK launch of the Global Stakeholder Engagement Standard (AA1000SES 2015) with a presentation attended by leading companies at the London Southbank University...
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View ArticleAmy Springsteel appointed to AccountAbility AA1000 Standards Board
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View Article“Energy & the Future”– AccountAbility Event for Sustainability Leaders with...
On March 3rd, AccountAbility hosted leading business and sustainability executives from Fortune 100 companies for an informative and productive conversation about “Energy & the Future”, honoring...
View ArticleOpen Call for Nominations: AA1000APS Working Group
The AccountAbility AA1000 Standards Board has issued an open invitation to interested stakeholders to serve on the Working Group for the revised AccountAbility Principles Standard (AA1000APS), to be...
View ArticleAccountAbility Global Webinar on the Stakeholder Engagement Standard
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View ArticleNew AccountAbility Principles (AA1000AP) Working Group Announced
The AA1000 Nominations Committee is pleased to announce the selected members of the new AA1000AP Working Group, as approved by the AA1000 Standards Board. The revised AA1000 AccountAbility Principles...
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View ArticleMurray Sayce Appointed Chair of the New AccountAbility Principles Working Group
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